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once again i'd like to thank the gentleman from kentucky, mr. barr, who also is a member of the united solutions caucus, dead kayed to real problem solving and saving the partisanship for another day he worked hard on this bill and was willing to reach across the aisle for commonsense compromise. as a result of hard work, this jobs bill is on the suspension calendar and has earned a strong bipartisan vote. i urge my colleagues to support this legislation and resthemb balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. garrett: thank you, mr. speaker. at this time we are joined by the sponsor of this bill, the gentleman from kentucky who as was indicated worked in a bipartisan manner to get it out of committee, here on the floor and i assume we're going to see a strong bipartisan vote for it on the floor as well. i yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from kentucky, mr. barr. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman sec are -- is recognized. mr. barr: i thank the gentleman from new j
once again i'd like to thank the gentleman from kentucky, mr. barr, who also is a member of the united solutions caucus, dead kayed to real problem solving and saving the partisanship for another day he worked hard on this bill and was willing to reach across the aisle for commonsense compromise. as a result of hard work, this jobs bill is on the suspension calendar and has earned a strong bipartisan vote. i urge my colleagues to support this legislation and resthemb balance of my time. the...
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>> in kentucky we have a lot of problems in eastern kentucky with the environment because of the coal that is there in the mountains and a lot of people don't really like to talk about it because economically it really helps kentucky. once i found out about that i wanted to change that so i have been working to try to make kentucky more environmentally friendly. >> when i was your age, we had to dial the telephone. we couldn't even punch the buttons. and now you carry it in your pocket all the time. what impact do you think the difference is on life because you can be in touch with a social media? >> i think it's a lot easier to access people. so i was able to interview people in eastern kentucky from louisville, for example. and call them and talk to them about how -- how the problems there have been impacting them. i think it's a lot easier. you have much greater access to people and resources and you can just call up someone in chicago who knows a lot about mountain renewal problems and talk to them. so it's that easy access that helps you progress and hopefully observe kate more f
>> in kentucky we have a lot of problems in eastern kentucky with the environment because of the coal that is there in the mountains and a lot of people don't really like to talk about it because economically it really helps kentucky. once i found out about that i wanted to change that so i have been working to try to make kentucky more environmentally friendly. >> when i was your age, we had to dial the telephone. we couldn't even punch the buttons. and now you carry it in your...
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the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. rogers: i thank the chairman for yielding me this time. madam speaker, in the commonwealth of kentucky we have dozens of historic sites and landmarks that demonstrate our nation's proud history to thousands of visitors every year. i am pleased that one of these sites is the mill springs battlefield which sits in my home county of pulaski and my birth home county of wayne, kentucky. the bill we have before us would give the national park service three years to complete a study on including this historic battlefield into the national park system. the battle of mill springs is a source of great pride and nterest to my constituents especially. in late 1861, con federate forces had -- confederate forces had advanced into kentucky on its southern border and on january 19, 1862, they lost an attack on the union army camp that was stationed at logan's crossroads, later to be called mill springs. after a heavy night of marching, the confederate troops attacked but were driven ack with their co
the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. rogers: i thank the chairman for yielding me this time. madam speaker, in the commonwealth of kentucky we have dozens of historic sites and landmarks that demonstrate our nation's proud history to thousands of visitors every year. i am pleased that one of these sites is the mill springs battlefield which sits in my home county of pulaski and my birth home county of wayne, kentucky. the bill we have before us would give the...
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the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentucky, mr. barr, for five minutes. mr. rr: thank you, speaker. i rise today to highlight an industry that is at the very center of the culture and economy of kentucky's sixth congressional district. our signature equine industry. central kentucky is rightfully designated as, quote, the horse capital of the world. but this is a little title that we happily share with our neighbors in the city of louisville on the first saturday of may. as we celebrate the highlight of the thureo bred racing season, the -- thurobred racing season, the kentucky --y the run for the roses, i want -- the run for the roses, i want o talk about the significant economic and jobs impact in kentucky and beyond. when you think of the kentucky derby, the fastest two minutes in sports, you think of the first running of the derby in 1875. you think of orb who run the derby last year in 2013 and all of the great thoroughbred horses who came in between, from sir barton in 1919, the first triple crown winner, war admiral who was, of course, in seadisket.th
the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentucky, mr. barr, for five minutes. mr. rr: thank you, speaker. i rise today to highlight an industry that is at the very center of the culture and economy of kentucky's sixth congressional district. our signature equine industry. central kentucky is rightfully designated as, quote, the horse capital of the world. but this is a little title that we happily share with our neighbors in the city of louisville on the first saturday of may. as we celebrate...
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mitch works his heart out to protect kentucky from washington's bad ideas. mitch loves kentucky. we love kentucky. >> i am mitch mcconnell and i approve this message. host: a final point on the kentucky senate race. how nasty will get? guest: this'll be the nastiest race out there. even if he wins, o'connell has a tough general election campaign. democrats are eager to defeat mcconnell. they don't have a lot of pickup opportunities. this is one of them. there is symbolic value in defeating the highest-ranking republican in the senate. he is not going to go quietly. if you're looking for a nasty campaign or a competitive race, go to kentucky. host: what are you looking at for the week ahead of? guest: was like republicans will vote on the budget. which ones do or don't, there is value in turning out the base. there are house republicans in swing districts were the ryan budget could be used against them. host: thank you for joining us in our first hour. we appreciated. guest: thank you for having me. host: we will turn our attention to two issues. roben farzad will join us and talk
mitch works his heart out to protect kentucky from washington's bad ideas. mitch loves kentucky. we love kentucky. >> i am mitch mcconnell and i approve this message. host: a final point on the kentucky senate race. how nasty will get? guest: this'll be the nastiest race out there. even if he wins, o'connell has a tough general election campaign. democrats are eager to defeat mcconnell. they don't have a lot of pickup opportunities. this is one of them. there is symbolic value in...
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for 20 years in kentucky i ran a group called kentucky taxpayers united. we were associated with the projects and policies of americans for tax reform. we supported the taxpayer pledge in kentucky as well as supporting a nationally. the thing we need to remember about taxes is that we need to think about how taxes prevent us from creating jobs. right now we have a tax code that scares jobs overseas. everybody laments jobs going overseas but if you want jobs to stay at home, you need to make money more welcome here. money leaves and goes to where it is welcome. we have a corporate income tax of 35%. canada's is 15%. we wonder why people are going overseas. we have $2 trillion worth of that americant companies have gained overseas. it is not coming home at 35%. we have a bill to bring it home at 5%. jobs can created by reducing taxes. we don't want revenue-neutral tax reform. burden to lower the tax to compete with the rest of the world. we have talked about economic freedom zones where we lower taxes dramatically in economically depressed areas. you want to
for 20 years in kentucky i ran a group called kentucky taxpayers united. we were associated with the projects and policies of americans for tax reform. we supported the taxpayer pledge in kentucky as well as supporting a nationally. the thing we need to remember about taxes is that we need to think about how taxes prevent us from creating jobs. right now we have a tax code that scares jobs overseas. everybody laments jobs going overseas but if you want jobs to stay at home, you need to make...
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for 20 years in kentucky i ran a group called kentucky taxpayers united and we were associated with the projects and policies for americans for tax reform. americans forhe tax or form. the think we need to remember about is on tax day is that we need to think about how taxes prevent us from creating jobs. right now we have a tax code that scares jobs overseas. everyone moment jobs going overseas. but if you want them to stay at home you need to make money more welcome here. it leaves and goes to where it is welcome. have a corporate income tax of 35% i. we wonder why people are going overseas. he wanted to come home. it is not coming home at 35%. we have a bill to bring it home at 35%. taxes.n reduce we do not want revenue neutral tax reform. it is a waste of time. if you want jobs, you've got to lower the tax burden. we have also talked about economic freedom zones were below are it to economically depressed areas. if you want to fix poverty, lower taxes. today to to be here associate myself with americans for tax reform and their push for reasonable taxes to help create more jobs. >>
for 20 years in kentucky i ran a group called kentucky taxpayers united and we were associated with the projects and policies for americans for tax reform. americans forhe tax or form. the think we need to remember about is on tax day is that we need to think about how taxes prevent us from creating jobs. right now we have a tax code that scares jobs overseas. everyone moment jobs going overseas. but if you want them to stay at home you need to make money more welcome here. it leaves and goes...
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the gentleman from kentucky. mr. yarmuth: i yield myself the balance of our time, we're prepared to close, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr.iar smuth: the gentleman is correct but not in a totally accurate way. we have had a hearing about budget processes at which this was discussed. we have not had a hearing dedicated solely to this legislation in which we could flesh out the impact on these loan programs that i mentioned. so in conclusion, i think to kind of summarize where we are, this program, this proposal, may be a perfectly appropriate proposal. we wish that we could have more time and more analysis to determine whether we're doing more damage than good. we both seek to have the most accurate budgeting process and the most accurate process for assessing the value of important government loan programs. that is a shared goal, both republicans and democrats. we think that this bill is not - effectively and sufficiently fleshed out to make that kind of determination at this poi
the gentleman from kentucky. mr. yarmuth: i yield myself the balance of our time, we're prepared to close, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr.iar smuth: the gentleman is correct but not in a totally accurate way. we have had a hearing about budget processes at which this was discussed. we have not had a hearing dedicated solely to this legislation in which we could flesh out the impact on these loan programs that i mentioned. so in conclusion, i think to kind...
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kentucky, good morning. caller: [inaudible] [indiscernible] they are not news networks in my opinion whatsoever. mr. randy paul is not doing any favors by going on fox news. especially the hannity program. if anyone wants a good laugh they could just go back and forth to each program during commercial break. another thing about fox, these young blonde ladies with their breasts up to their behind's, it is disgusting. that is my opinion. thank you. [laughter] host: thank you, ronnie. we will leave it there. this is from "the sunday review." "95% of applicants at stamford rejected five percent making it in." the piece, "getting into the ivies, colleges are more globalized. on of this agreement saying that the rest -- the best is "fox news sunday." sheila joins us next. good morning. caller: good morning. i am tired of all of it on sunday and in the evenings. i think they need to have more diversity. instead of just a white male. but a race thing, but you get tired of it. maybe if you do a little diversity in st
kentucky, good morning. caller: [inaudible] [indiscernible] they are not news networks in my opinion whatsoever. mr. randy paul is not doing any favors by going on fox news. especially the hannity program. if anyone wants a good laugh they could just go back and forth to each program during commercial break. another thing about fox, these young blonde ladies with their breasts up to their behind's, it is disgusting. that is my opinion. thank you. [laughter] host: thank you, ronnie. we will...
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our guest is congressman john of kentucky, a member of the budget committee. representative aaron schock of illinois, a member of of the ways and means committee, will theere to talk about prospects for tax reform in congress. "washington journal" is live starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern, on c-span.ng and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. >> hank was interviewed and he said, i've read all the accounts actually said and it's clear to me that he had serious doubts about the integration of baseball. and he says because what will happen is, he says, and i think want, they want our fans. base.ant our fan we're outdrawing the joargs in games, we're packing them in. want our fans. he said if you want to wholeate, you know, take teams, whole black all-star teams, into the majors. and another point, if they are really interested in increasing of their teams, they won't just maybe some day take players, because we have bumpes of players who are good enough to play in major baseball. >> satchel page, and integrating baseball, saturday night at 8:00 east
our guest is congressman john of kentucky, a member of the budget committee. representative aaron schock of illinois, a member of of the ways and means committee, will theere to talk about prospects for tax reform in congress. "washington journal" is live starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern, on c-span.ng and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. >> hank was interviewed and he said, i've read all the accounts actually said and it's clear to me that he had serious...
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will show you the highlights from the event, including remarks from senators ted cruz of texas and kentucky's rand paul. also, donald trump and former arkansas governor mike out of the. the day kicked off with a speech by senator and tea party caucus member mike lee of utah. e new hampshire freedom summit. thank you very much. washington yesterday. i have to say it is good to be back in america. [laughter] >> great job. >> it is a pleasure for me to honor my friends. if you but after we got there, was in town. we are the only two senators in the room when bono who came by u2u actually listened to yo in junior high. i was the youngest senator. i was 39 at the time i was elected into office. i was reading at the level of a 40 year old which i told was very impressive. 42 now but read at the level of a 43-year-old. i try to stay ahead of the curve. my wife sharon is here somewhere. when i got there, it was interesting. apparently to some people in washington i did not look like a senator. to some of them i looked like a staff member by comparison. from time to time when i got to the door of the
will show you the highlights from the event, including remarks from senators ted cruz of texas and kentucky's rand paul. also, donald trump and former arkansas governor mike out of the. the day kicked off with a speech by senator and tea party caucus member mike lee of utah. e new hampshire freedom summit. thank you very much. washington yesterday. i have to say it is good to be back in america. [laughter] >> great job. >> it is a pleasure for me to honor my friends. if you but...
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the highlights from the event including remarks by senators ted cruz and kentucky's rand paul. also donald trump and i can't be. but first. the day kicked off quite a speech with mike lee of utah. >> thank you very much good to be back in america it is a pleasure for me to honor my friend. a few weeks after we got there the lead singer for u2 -- a good moment -- i was the youngest senator. i was 39 at the time i was elected into office. i was reading at the level of a 40 year old which i told was very impressive. 42 now but read at the level of a 43-year-old. i try to stay ahead of the curve. my wife sharon is here somewhere. when i got there, it was interesting. apparently to some people in washington i did not look like a senator. to some of them i looked like a staff member by comparison. from time to time when i got to the door of the senate in order to vote, there were these very heavily armed gentleman who would stop me. oh just tying to get into vote and do my job. as a nondrinking kid from utah i was not used to getting carded. they do not want to see my driver's licens
the highlights from the event including remarks by senators ted cruz and kentucky's rand paul. also donald trump and i can't be. but first. the day kicked off quite a speech with mike lee of utah. >> thank you very much good to be back in america it is a pleasure for me to honor my friend. a few weeks after we got there the lead singer for u2 -- a good moment -- i was the youngest senator. i was 39 at the time i was elected into office. i was reading at the level of a 40 year old which i...
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the chair: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. mr. yarmuth: i thank my colleague from maryland. mr. chairman, budgets are a reflection of our values. they're a statement of our priorities and they are about the choices we make to set the course for our future. with this budget, republicans are choosing the well off and well connected over middle class families. choosing, for instance, $45 billion in tax subsidies for oil companies whose own executives say they don't need it over veterans of the wars in afghanistan and iraq who are out of work. they choose a new average tax cut can of $200,000 per millionaire, per year, over 17,000 of our nation's most vulnerable children who would lose head start services. you know, mr. chairman, we just finished with march madness and i'm very proud of the university of kentucky wildcats. they had a great season. but isn't one of the cruel ironies of this debate that coach calipari of the university of kentucky, who makes $5 million a year roughly, under the republican budget would get a tax cut, an
the chair: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. mr. yarmuth: i thank my colleague from maryland. mr. chairman, budgets are a reflection of our values. they're a statement of our priorities and they are about the choices we make to set the course for our future. with this budget, republicans are choosing the well off and well connected over middle class families. choosing, for instance, $45 billion in tax subsidies for oil companies whose own executives say they don't...
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kentucky was one of the places where president had -- president johnson had visited. to get to a supermarket, you have to drive 45 minutes there. you definitely have issues related to access. when there is access, it is very expensive. folks end up buying things like ramen noodles or a lot of processed foods that then create their own set of health problems. me give more information in terms of what you found. across the country, mostly by south, one in five are food insecure. nationally, it is one in seven. say they need on average an additional $50 and $.82 per person per week in 2012 to buy enough groceries. people are seeing food costs also go up. it is where you live. when you have something like, they were first doing the study and you had eight counties with high food insecurity also in places where the meal costs were high. this is back in 2009. today, 23 counties. high food security and high food costs as well. increase folkshe are seeing. we all see it. it would have cost us $100 to buy a weeks grocery -- groceries. now it cost 220 dollars for fresh food and
kentucky was one of the places where president had -- president johnson had visited. to get to a supermarket, you have to drive 45 minutes there. you definitely have issues related to access. when there is access, it is very expensive. folks end up buying things like ramen noodles or a lot of processed foods that then create their own set of health problems. me give more information in terms of what you found. across the country, mostly by south, one in five are food insecure. nationally, it is...
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guest: the kentucky race leans republican. a lot of people would have expected the last six months have not been good to the democrats nationally with the a problem with obamacare. you might have expected kentucky to slide off the map but it hasn't. has amcconnell competitive race. i think they know they have a competitive race. it is probably the kind of contest that will come down to election day. host: remind people about the map. guest: republicans have to take a net of six seats. joe biden would give control to democrats. they need to win six seats and have a good shot at doing so, probably better than even odds to retake it. they can contest a lot of races in deeply red states that meant probably did well in likened south dakota, west virginia, louisiana, arkansas. states heldetty red by democrats. host: we are talking about first-quarter fundraising. alex roarty is a local correspondence here to take your questions and comments. phone numbers are on the screen. republicans, 202-585-3881. democrats, 202-585-3880. indepen
guest: the kentucky race leans republican. a lot of people would have expected the last six months have not been good to the democrats nationally with the a problem with obamacare. you might have expected kentucky to slide off the map but it hasn't. has amcconnell competitive race. i think they know they have a competitive race. it is probably the kind of contest that will come down to election day. host: remind people about the map. guest: republicans have to take a net of six seats. joe biden...
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kentucky, new york. as of three days ago, california had brought coverage to more than 50% of those eligible in the exchange. that is a remarkable number when you think about what it takes to grow a brand-new, start program. let me talk briefly about what it takes to make a state-based exchange work. i would note that when we say work, we do not mean perfect. it is been rocky, it has been bumpy, and it will continue to be rocky and bumpy. this is historic. this is a very big change to the health-care system. overall, we feel good about the progress we're making. it takes three things foreign exchange to work. it has to have affordable plans delivering health care. marketing and outreach and effective enrollment. in the area of affordable care, cover california has been an active purchaser. 33 health plans expressed interest in our marketplace. we selected 11. cover california specifically went through a process of standardizing our benefits to give consumers the tools to make choices and understand what
kentucky, new york. as of three days ago, california had brought coverage to more than 50% of those eligible in the exchange. that is a remarkable number when you think about what it takes to grow a brand-new, start program. let me talk briefly about what it takes to make a state-based exchange work. i would note that when we say work, we do not mean perfect. it is been rocky, it has been bumpy, and it will continue to be rocky and bumpy. this is historic. this is a very big change to the...
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women voters are smarter than to buy into that, including in kentucky. the trendlines are all republican -- are mostly republican this year heading into the fall. leader mcconnell was a very strong voice against obamacare again and again. that will continue to be a big issue. kentucky is a very special case. you have a democratic governor there who is all-in for obamacare. he may be the most all-in for obamacare governor in the country. we will take the medicaid exchange money. we want more people insured. they are not inviting president obama to do his aca talks in their state. governor patton in kentucky is different. i think that all these primaries -- this is 2014. they will look like 2010 in terms of republican strength. more small business -- pro-small business, and the crown jewel, against the aca. it is no longer something in principle. we are living it. the implementation is there. to the extent that she is for it, she will need to defend that position. you just don't see these primaries shaping up the way you did in 2010, for example, when long
women voters are smarter than to buy into that, including in kentucky. the trendlines are all republican -- are mostly republican this year heading into the fall. leader mcconnell was a very strong voice against obamacare again and again. that will continue to be a big issue. kentucky is a very special case. you have a democratic governor there who is all-in for obamacare. he may be the most all-in for obamacare governor in the country. we will take the medicaid exchange money. we want more...
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kentucky was playing wisconsin. in kentucky in 1966, kentucky was all white. everybody on kentucky's team was black and everybody on wisconsin's team was white. without these laws, this would be impossible. i say this because the whole nation is infatuated with sports. more people watch the ncaa ballgames than anything. look at what the civil rights laws have done to integrate that and bring about other things. we have an african-american president. that would not be possible without civil rights laws. there are many issues. we have to start thinking that civil rights is just the black issue. lyndon johnson said in 1965, you can't expect a man with a mule to catch up with a man with a caterpillar. a caterpillar is a tractor. a big combine that might cost several thousand dollars. that is what johnson knew. that is why he was speaking about measures that would equal the playing field. it is as simple as that. host: mark is in houston, texas. guest: i like to extend what you just said. if young people today in high school or early college and the parents are int
kentucky was playing wisconsin. in kentucky in 1966, kentucky was all white. everybody on kentucky's team was black and everybody on wisconsin's team was white. without these laws, this would be impossible. i say this because the whole nation is infatuated with sports. more people watch the ncaa ballgames than anything. look at what the civil rights laws have done to integrate that and bring about other things. we have an african-american president. that would not be possible without civil...
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senate 2015 fear those states, arkansas, kentucky and ireland, louisiana in play. a power player who passed away is the subject of a story this morning. following his death at the age of 95, bob's numeral was in dallas. he got his final farewell yesterday that washington posses national cathedral where the theme was bipartisanship. his talked about relationship with every president from lyndon johnson through barack obama, including friend,y from his fellow texas native, and secretary of state. >> after the implosion of the soviet union, bob and i went to visit the president, who invited us to take an eastern style song. neither one of us had any earthly idea what an eastern style sauna was. after quite a few latkes and 20 minutes in the heat, a large bundle of eucalyptus branches were picked up and began scratching me on the back and legs. he said he did it in order to open up doors and increase therapeutic benefits of the sauna. after witnessing this, he bolted from the scene. -- strauss told it from the scene. he went outside and told security detail, get the pr
senate 2015 fear those states, arkansas, kentucky and ireland, louisiana in play. a power player who passed away is the subject of a story this morning. following his death at the age of 95, bob's numeral was in dallas. he got his final farewell yesterday that washington posses national cathedral where the theme was bipartisanship. his talked about relationship with every president from lyndon johnson through barack obama, including friend,y from his fellow texas native, and secretary of state....
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kentucky with coal in louisiana with oil and natural gas. he is likely to challenge mitch mcconnell. >> we have not been involved neither of those states. i do not have enough information to make a decision about either something substantive and how it changes for the long run. this'll be natural. if they are not, then we will not do it. >> you have been criticized on the right in a similar way to the way democrats criticized the koch brothers. is that something that you embrace? >> no. that is not something i embrace. i think there are real distinctions between the koch brothers and us. their policies line up perfectly with their pocketbooks. we are trying to stand up for ideas and principles but we think are incredibly important but have nothing to do with their incomes are assets. that is a very distinct difference. second of all, we try to do this in a transparent as way as possible. we are trying to be completely pen. there's no question about something going on here that is secret. i do not think that is true. i do not think they have
kentucky with coal in louisiana with oil and natural gas. he is likely to challenge mitch mcconnell. >> we have not been involved neither of those states. i do not have enough information to make a decision about either something substantive and how it changes for the long run. this'll be natural. if they are not, then we will not do it. >> you have been criticized on the right in a similar way to the way democrats criticized the koch brothers. is that something that you embrace?...
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have the one hand you democrat and kentucky running against mitch mcconnell. she thinks this is a good issue that will get people to the polls. then he had people like mark prior in mary landrieu who seem a little more hesitant. and arecrats are risk not sure how to come down. 10.10 levelor the it might alienate businesses and backfire. >> the single woman is a key part of the electorate for the democrats. is not so great that they can run on that and say happy days are here again. on the other hand, they need an issue, even though they have controlled the white house, where they can say it is not our fault that the bad guys are blocking a good inc. from happening that would help you. the minimum wage appears to be the best of those issues that hit both of the spots. it is aspirational and casts the democrats as an underdog. >> what did you learn today? >> jason furman has a lot of numbers but they do not have a path forward. in the first term they were a lot more aggressive in getting it passed the finish line. i think the white house feels like it they get t
have the one hand you democrat and kentucky running against mitch mcconnell. she thinks this is a good issue that will get people to the polls. then he had people like mark prior in mary landrieu who seem a little more hesitant. and arecrats are risk not sure how to come down. 10.10 levelor the it might alienate businesses and backfire. >> the single woman is a key part of the electorate for the democrats. is not so great that they can run on that and say happy days are here again. on the...
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kentucky, new york. as of three days ago, california had brought coverage to more than 50% of those eligible in the exchange. that is a remarkable number when you think about what it takes to grow a brand-new, start program. tummy tuck briefly about what it takes to make a state-based exchange work. i would note that when we say work, we do not mean perfect. it is been rocky, it has been bumpy, and it will continue to be rocky and bumpy. this is historic. this is a very big change to the health-care system. overall, we feel good about the progress we're making. it takes three things foreign exchange to work. affordable plans delivering health care. marketing and outreach and effective enrollment. the area of affordable care, cover california has been an active purchaser. 33 health plans expressed interest in our marketplace. we selected 11. cover california specifically went through a process of standardizing our benefits to give consumers the tools to make choices and understand what they were choosing
kentucky, new york. as of three days ago, california had brought coverage to more than 50% of those eligible in the exchange. that is a remarkable number when you think about what it takes to grow a brand-new, start program. tummy tuck briefly about what it takes to make a state-based exchange work. i would note that when we say work, we do not mean perfect. it is been rocky, it has been bumpy, and it will continue to be rocky and bumpy. this is historic. this is a very big change to the...
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host: one thing you mentioned is the kentucky senate race. senator mitch mcconnell. playrole does that race specifically, and obviously him as senate majority leader -- minority leader? a few weeks ago he stopped playing his role as public dealmaker. he stepped back a bit and let the senate work on its own. he was not taking a hands-on approach. it looks like he will be dispatched by his primary opponent. mitch mcconnell has had a history of going aggressively after his opponent. he came out this last week and announced that he had to basically defend himself to say that he was never a supporter of cockfighting. he went to a few events when that was happening. to say that you have to do this, probably not a good sign if you -- trying to be erected reelected to a senate seat. he has a double take and that he has to face, a top two democrat in the fall. mitch mcconnell is unpopular, too, but the question is, can he get through that? he is certainly the favorite in the primary and the general. his reelection is definitely going to affect washington. guest: the fact that
host: one thing you mentioned is the kentucky senate race. senator mitch mcconnell. playrole does that race specifically, and obviously him as senate majority leader -- minority leader? a few weeks ago he stopped playing his role as public dealmaker. he stepped back a bit and let the senate work on its own. he was not taking a hands-on approach. it looks like he will be dispatched by his primary opponent. mitch mcconnell has had a history of going aggressively after his opponent. he came out...
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this is happening to people in every part of our country, nevada, illinois, california, kentucky and mississippi, to name just a few. these people aren't republicans or democrats. they're hardworking americans who can't find work and need our help. it's time to put aside our differences and come together to provide immediate relief to these struggling families. in tough times, congress has a long-standing history of extending these benefits. especially during the bush administration. i urge speaker boehner to look at the faces of these unemployed americans and hear their stories to we can work together to solve these problems, as we have in the past. these photos and stories will be posted outside my office and i hope many of my colleagues will do the same to serve as a reminder, this isn't -- this is about the individuals and families hurting every day because we have not extended this critical lifeline. i hope this will put a face on the real stories of the people who are hurting and it will cause the speaker to bring a bill to the floor that will extend unemployment so we can answ
this is happening to people in every part of our country, nevada, illinois, california, kentucky and mississippi, to name just a few. these people aren't republicans or democrats. they're hardworking americans who can't find work and need our help. it's time to put aside our differences and come together to provide immediate relief to these struggling families. in tough times, congress has a long-standing history of extending these benefits. especially during the bush administration. i urge...
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if that's what you're for, i will go back to kentucky and be an eye surgeon but i want nothing to do with the timidity of revenue neutral tax reform. [applause] i want nothing to do with budgets that never balance. i don't care if it's republican or democrat, i want nothing to do with budgets that never balance. some say we can defend the second amendment but let's ignore the fourth amendment. let's defend the second amendment but that first amendment is not for conservatives. the whole bill of rights is what we are here for. [applause] some will say we don't have enough money for welfare or entitlements but we have plenty of money to bailout and give corporate welfare. hogwash. we shouldn't be sending one penny to rich companies. we send $20 billion a year in direct subsidies to companies. corporate welfare should once and for all be ended. [applause] the top 100 companies in our country averaged $200 million apiece. and you've got republicans in washington saying that it's in the bag. rich companies don't need your money. it's an insult to those among us that say we don't have enou
if that's what you're for, i will go back to kentucky and be an eye surgeon but i want nothing to do with the timidity of revenue neutral tax reform. [applause] i want nothing to do with budgets that never balance. i don't care if it's republican or democrat, i want nothing to do with budgets that never balance. some say we can defend the second amendment but let's ignore the fourth amendment. let's defend the second amendment but that first amendment is not for conservatives. the whole bill of...
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next to kentucky. democratic caller. caller: hello. my fellow c-span viewers, the congressman is not contributing to the debt because he donates his salary to charity every year. host: is that true? guest: it is true. host: ok. caller: i keep up with everything. i love politics. anyway, about three or four weeks ago, we had some gangs that went on a rampage downtown. it really unraveled the community. saturday is one of the biggest displays in the country in the weather is supposed to be beautiful, anywhere from 4000 to seven thousand people. gangs areried the threatening. the police met and said they are about 20% understaffed. the cuts are real. when bill clinton was in, he had the best economy we've ever had and we were at peace. my question is, it seems to me up in congress, you have so many darn people who do not know what they're doing, maybe on both sides. these cuts have consequences and i wish to god they could sit the bowles simpson thing, there were good points. they will have to, somewhere along the line, because the whatry
next to kentucky. democratic caller. caller: hello. my fellow c-span viewers, the congressman is not contributing to the debt because he donates his salary to charity every year. host: is that true? guest: it is true. host: ok. caller: i keep up with everything. i love politics. anyway, about three or four weeks ago, we had some gangs that went on a rampage downtown. it really unraveled the community. saturday is one of the biggest displays in the country in the weather is supposed to be...
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i speak with small business owners across central and eastern kentucky all the time. and what they tell me is very consistentist. they want to put people back to work. they want to invest and grow their businesses. they want to be able to provide good, quality health care to their employees and to the workers who are the backbone of the american dream, who are the backbone of their entrepreneurial success. but obamacare is holding them back. employers in my district and all over america consistently cite obamacare as one of the top reasons for planned layoffs and their reluctance to hire more workers. think about that. why on earth in a down economy, in the worst economy, the worst labor participation rate in 35 years, why on earth would lawmakers in washington want to punish american businesses, american entrepreneurs, american job creators, punish them for hiring more people? and yet that is exactly what this flawed law does. it entangles small businesses in a web of rules and regulations making it expensive and nearly impossible to invest in new workers. in particu
i speak with small business owners across central and eastern kentucky all the time. and what they tell me is very consistentist. they want to put people back to work. they want to invest and grow their businesses. they want to be able to provide good, quality health care to their employees and to the workers who are the backbone of the american dream, who are the backbone of their entrepreneurial success. but obamacare is holding them back. employers in my district and all over america...
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senator from the state of kentucky, senator rand paul. >> thank you. [applause] thank you. in theomes a time history of nations when a country passes the point of no return. that time approaches. that time is near. the question remains, will you be sunshine patriots? firstou shrink at the sign of probation or will you men and women of courage and fight for your freedom? will you? will you fight for your freedom? [applause] those who would trade your are inside security the gates and breached the walls. they are here. the question is, will you stand? i have had enough. i will not waver in my defense of freedom. i will not wilt in the face of adversity. i will stand and fight them at every point. [applause] dilutey that we need to our message and be a little bit more like the democrats. it's exactly the wrong thing to do. our problem isn't that we are too bold, the problem is that we are too timid. you go to washington and what that we areold is for revenue neutral tax reform. i frankly don't care. if that's what you're for, i will go back to kentucky and be an eye surgeon bu
senator from the state of kentucky, senator rand paul. >> thank you. [applause] thank you. in theomes a time history of nations when a country passes the point of no return. that time approaches. that time is near. the question remains, will you be sunshine patriots? firstou shrink at the sign of probation or will you men and women of courage and fight for your freedom? will you? will you fight for your freedom? [applause] those who would trade your are inside security the gates and...
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i live in kentucky and they have to advertise on tv to try to get -- people who want to work and another thing peop these people, where the politicians at? this.e these old men up i'm 80 years old. these old men we got up there get somebodyut and up this that can do something. they've been up there so long they own the country and they are doing this and they never get out and see what's on.g another comment. so many people on disability and they're running a business and he business, there's nothing really wrong with them that they job.t be having a really i think these politicians get a couple of people at each city and to get out and going on with s the money. >> thank you, sir. the caller really represents the level of dissatisfaction. through common theme out the program is the keened of of dismay and dissatisfaction that people have with their own government. not sure of the way to fix it. government to for be more responsive to people's needs. learly there is a sense that ed hington is really detach and the dome that sits behind us much. doing >> taking a look at the demographics.
i live in kentucky and they have to advertise on tv to try to get -- people who want to work and another thing peop these people, where the politicians at? this.e these old men up i'm 80 years old. these old men we got up there get somebodyut and up this that can do something. they've been up there so long they own the country and they are doing this and they never get out and see what's on.g another comment. so many people on disability and they're running a business and he business, there's...
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larry, winchester, kentucky, republican line, hi. caller: oh, good morning. i don't agree with the last caller. the corporation today has the highest tax rate. there's no wrned why they have offshore accounts. there should be a flat tax for everybody. host: why would -- caller: so we can simplify the tax code you know, just charge everybody 7% to 10% and let the federal government live within their means instead of using extra money. host: is there an example where this kind of system is used and it would work? caller: sure. church. a church. host: how so? caller: the church of latter day saints, got 15 million people in it, and we all pay 10% to the church. host: katy, texas democrats line. i'm sorry, this is katy, texas, this is joe. good morning, joe. caller: yes, good morning. i want to talk a little bit about benning asee. there seems to be this overwhelming push to have hearings on benghazi. last time i checked, we lost four in benghazi out of 10,000 in iraq in a war that never should have been called. and yet we hear no effort being made in the congres
larry, winchester, kentucky, republican line, hi. caller: oh, good morning. i don't agree with the last caller. the corporation today has the highest tax rate. there's no wrned why they have offshore accounts. there should be a flat tax for everybody. host: why would -- caller: so we can simplify the tax code you know, just charge everybody 7% to 10% and let the federal government live within their means instead of using extra money. host: is there an example where this kind of system is used...
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if someone from kentucky's exchange had been invited to testify, i'm sure they would've wanted to tell the committee that her limoneira analyses found that approximately 75% of the enrollees were previously uninsured before signing up through the exchange, and that 49% of their enrollees are under the age of 35, or that by the end of the enrollment. , over 370,000 kentucky citizens now have health insurance that did not have it before. to that end, i am glad to have peter lee, the executive director of the california exchange am a cover california, here to testify as minority witness and to bring some good news and balance to this discussion. at the end of march 31, over 1.2 million californians have signed up for health insurance through the exchange. this number greatly surpassed california baseline projections of 580,000. the enhanced projection was 830,000 for the entire open enrollment. . a foreign is medicaid program, medi-cal, and rolled approximately 1.9 3 million and an additional 800,000 were found likely eligible. the springs a total of all californians and rolled through me
if someone from kentucky's exchange had been invited to testify, i'm sure they would've wanted to tell the committee that her limoneira analyses found that approximately 75% of the enrollees were previously uninsured before signing up through the exchange, and that 49% of their enrollees are under the age of 35, or that by the end of the enrollment. , over 370,000 kentucky citizens now have health insurance that did not have it before. to that end, i am glad to have peter lee, the executive...
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as i call upon senator paul, let me say that kentucky played a really tough, defensive, exciting game, and we appreciate them showing the nation what kentucky is all about. >> i know your consolation is sincere, and i wish i could accept it with a better attitude, but still unhappy with the outcome. thank you, secretary kerry, for coming today. one of the first things or actions that i remember as you began your office was that you reinstated the four employees, you know, that were involved and implicated by the review board in ben ghazi. it's always to me been more of a concern about the decisions that were made in the six months in advance of ben ghazi than the talking points. in fact, i think the talking points have drowned out some really important decisions we made. we're all human, so these people i'm not saying are bad people, but some really bad decisions were made in the six months leading up. two of the big ones were made is i think there was a 16-person security team led by colonel wood who said we wanted to stay in country and they were not allowed to stay in country. ther
as i call upon senator paul, let me say that kentucky played a really tough, defensive, exciting game, and we appreciate them showing the nation what kentucky is all about. >> i know your consolation is sincere, and i wish i could accept it with a better attitude, but still unhappy with the outcome. thank you, secretary kerry, for coming today. one of the first things or actions that i remember as you began your office was that you reinstated the four employees, you know, that were...
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kentucky has a number of federal investment grants, the race to cap education grants. the usda strikeforce, with targets poverty areas. they are in the region of kentucky and it is great potential there for strategic thinking and hold the -- hopefully the programs can work together. southare areas in the with north carolina in particular. the culture is very progressive and success. that: i want to make sure people don't lose sight of the ist that losing population unfortunately a sign of bad things. inevitablerobably for the next 20 years or so. there will be parts of the u.s. that lose population. , it'sng about this probably not all that productive. instead, the question is, how can we roll places -- rural places stay great? there are places that are trying to get ahead of this. what is the quality of life for the people there? people who don't have good health right now, are they well enough or tech did by these enoughtions -- well protected by these solutio institutions? a 20 was a story about year difference in life expectancy between the county in west virginia
kentucky has a number of federal investment grants, the race to cap education grants. the usda strikeforce, with targets poverty areas. they are in the region of kentucky and it is great potential there for strategic thinking and hold the -- hopefully the programs can work together. southare areas in the with north carolina in particular. the culture is very progressive and success. that: i want to make sure people don't lose sight of the ist that losing population unfortunately a sign of bad...
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kentucky, independent caller. caller: good morning. i think people who use cocaine and heroine every day of my life -- i am a police officer. i want to ask the gentleman you have on the program, he is talking about low-level, nonviolent offenders. there are a lot of them who get arrested. where do you think they get money? cocaine and heroin cost money. almost every single day of their lives. where do you think they get the money to buy this cocaine and heroin? they do not go to the bank of america. they rob, they steal, they processes, and a whole bunch of other things they do. many do not get reported doing this but you just think, where does the money come from? have a lot in we common. we agree on many of those points. it was be a grave mistake to reduce sentences across the board and do nothing any further. we have to take the savings and put that money toward drug treatment. the caller is right. if we do not address the we are justoblem, going to see criminal justice issues. >> a tweet -- guest: that is the argument that was made
kentucky, independent caller. caller: good morning. i think people who use cocaine and heroine every day of my life -- i am a police officer. i want to ask the gentleman you have on the program, he is talking about low-level, nonviolent offenders. there are a lot of them who get arrested. where do you think they get money? cocaine and heroin cost money. almost every single day of their lives. where do you think they get the money to buy this cocaine and heroin? they do not go to the bank of...
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final four.ade the , connecticut, kentucky and florida. my indians have won three games and lost one. the yankees finally won a game. if you are just joining us, the local newspaper and its relevance to you is our topic that we are taking on for our first 45 minutes. you've heard people tell you about what their paper is and what they get from it. some people canceling their subscriptions to it. take on your local newspaper. here's your chance to do so. for those in the eastern and central time zones. for those in the mountain and pacific time zones. and twitter and facebook and e-mail available to u.s. well. on workrs we focus stories about the economy with the unemployment rate coming out, which we will talk about in our next segment. the lead story of the washington post takes a look at the afghan elections starting today. go for new leadership there. security being a concern. the pages of the new york times, story taking a look at this week's decision from the supreme court on campaign finances. also taking a look at the middle east an
final four.ade the , connecticut, kentucky and florida. my indians have won three games and lost one. the yankees finally won a game. if you are just joining us, the local newspaper and its relevance to you is our topic that we are taking on for our first 45 minutes. you've heard people tell you about what their paper is and what they get from it. some people canceling their subscriptions to it. take on your local newspaper. here's your chance to do so. for those in the eastern and central time...
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servedyson previously two terms as the kentucky secretary of state and is a good friend of this library and of the ian king institute. trey grayson. [applause] >> tank you for that warm introduction. it is great to be with you. we are great friends and work well together. we will continue to work well in the future. we have a great panel with us today. up here on stage, and in your programs, you have detailed biographies. i will not spend a lot of time going over those biographies. i just wanted to give a one line introduction for each of them and we will dive into the composition. my immediate left is secretary dan glickman. he served as secretary of the department of agriculture in the clinton administration and 18 years in congress, but most importantly he was the former director of the institute of policy. he had my job. golden served as director of the office of management and budget. andy card also was chief of staff in bw bush administration -- in the george w. bush administration including the beginning of 9/11. senate majority leader trent lott is the cochair on the committee f
servedyson previously two terms as the kentucky secretary of state and is a good friend of this library and of the ian king institute. trey grayson. [applause] >> tank you for that warm introduction. it is great to be with you. we are great friends and work well together. we will continue to work well in the future. we have a great panel with us today. up here on stage, and in your programs, you have detailed biographies. i will not spend a lot of time going over those biographies. i just...
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host: one thing you mentioned is the kentucky senate race. senator mitch mcconnell. playrole does that race specifically, and obviously him as senate majority leader -- minority leader? a few weeks ago he stopped playing his role as public dealmaker. he stepped back a bit and let the senate work on its own. he was not taking a hands-on approach. it looks like he will be dispatched by his primary opponent. mitch mcconnell has had a history of going aggressively after his opponent. he came out this last week and announced that he had to basically defend himself to say that he was never a supporter of cockfighting. he went to a few events when that was happening. to say that you have to do this, probably not a good sign if you -- trying to be erected reelected to a senate seat. he has a double take and that he has to face, a top two democrat in the fall. mitch mcconnell is unpopular, too, but the question is, can he get through that? he is certainly the favorite in the primary and the general. his reelection is definitely going to affect washington. guest: the fact that
host: one thing you mentioned is the kentucky senate race. senator mitch mcconnell. playrole does that race specifically, and obviously him as senate majority leader -- minority leader? a few weeks ago he stopped playing his role as public dealmaker. he stepped back a bit and let the senate work on its own. he was not taking a hands-on approach. it looks like he will be dispatched by his primary opponent. mitch mcconnell has had a history of going aggressively after his opponent. he came out...
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as i call upon senator paul, let me say that kentucky played a really tough, defensive, exciting game, and we appreciate them showing the nation what kentucky is all about. >> i know your consolation is sincere, and i wish i could accept it with a better attitude, but still unhappy with the outcome. thank you, secretary kerry, for coming today. one of the first things or actions that i remember as you began your office was that you reinstated the four employees, you know, that were involved and implicated by the review board in ben ghazi. it's always to me been more of a concern about the decisions that were made in the six months in advance of ben ghazi than the talking points. in fact, i think the talking points have drowned out some really important decisions we made. we're all human, so these people i'm not saying are bad people, but some really bad decisions were made in the six months leading up. two of the big ones were made is i think there was a 16-person security team led by colonel wood who said we wanted to stay in country and they were not allowed to stay in country. ther
as i call upon senator paul, let me say that kentucky played a really tough, defensive, exciting game, and we appreciate them showing the nation what kentucky is all about. >> i know your consolation is sincere, and i wish i could accept it with a better attitude, but still unhappy with the outcome. thank you, secretary kerry, for coming today. one of the first things or actions that i remember as you began your office was that you reinstated the four employees, you know, that were...
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. >> kentucky is a nice state too ut colorado is better. mr. perlmutter: give us a vote on immigration reform. the senate passed a bill in a bipartisan fashion almost a year ago on comprehensive immigration reform. americans want comprehensive immigration reform. we have a bill h.r. 15, which provides for comprehensive immigration reform. it would pass this house. but mr. speaker, for some reason or another, the republican majority will not bring it up. will not allow the house to vote on it. the senate had the courage to vote on it. the house ought to bring this up and pass comprehensive immigration reform. it can be done this week or next week. let's get it done. just give us a vote. with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek regular nick -- recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. >> the other week i met with leads of the san diego medical communi
. >> kentucky is a nice state too ut colorado is better. mr. perlmutter: give us a vote on immigration reform. the senate passed a bill in a bipartisan fashion almost a year ago on comprehensive immigration reform. americans want comprehensive immigration reform. we have a bill h.r. 15, which provides for comprehensive immigration reform. it would pass this house. but mr. speaker, for some reason or another, the republican majority will not bring it up. will not allow the house to vote on...
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if that's what you're for, i will go back to kentucky and be an eye surgeon but i want nothing to do with the timidity of revenue neutral tax reform. [applause] i want nothing to do with budgets that never balance. i don't care if it's republican or democrat, i want nothing to do with budgets that never balance. some say we can defend the second amendment but let's ignore the fourth amendment. let's defend the second amendment but that first amendment is not for conservatives. the whole bill of rights is what we are here for. [applause] some will say we don't have enough money for welfare or entitlements but we have plenty of money to bailout and give corporate welfare. hogwash. we shouldn't be sending one penny to rich companies. we send $20 billion a year in direct subsidies to companies. corporate welfare should once and for all be ended. [applause] the top 100 companies in our country averaged $200 million apiece. and you've got republicans in washington saying that it's in the bag. rich companies don't need your money. it's an insult to those among us that say we don't have enou
if that's what you're for, i will go back to kentucky and be an eye surgeon but i want nothing to do with the timidity of revenue neutral tax reform. [applause] i want nothing to do with budgets that never balance. i don't care if it's republican or democrat, i want nothing to do with budgets that never balance. some say we can defend the second amendment but let's ignore the fourth amendment. let's defend the second amendment but that first amendment is not for conservatives. the whole bill of...
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you can kill somebody in kentucky and be out in 12. [laughter] here is my point. if you want our movements are broken up if you want our movement to add new people have a few want to win, the people who say dilute your message about what i say to them is we need to be more bold with our of our, but parts message has to reach out people who we have not been hitting, who have not been listening. the door is not going to open up to the african-american community or the hispanic community until we have something to offer. at the war on drugs throughout a four people in prison are black or brown. your kids and grandkids are not perfect either. these are injustices. we have been concerned about injustice point to be concerned about people who may not be part of our group, and who may not be here if we want to wrong message, we want to grow our movement. we are the party of justice. we shouldn't let the democrats and the libertarians say they care about people. we need to be the party of justice. [applause] the unemployed, anybody here ever been unemployed? a toughhere h
you can kill somebody in kentucky and be out in 12. [laughter] here is my point. if you want our movements are broken up if you want our movement to add new people have a few want to win, the people who say dilute your message about what i say to them is we need to be more bold with our of our, but parts message has to reach out people who we have not been hitting, who have not been listening. the door is not going to open up to the african-american community or the hispanic community until we...
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chairman, i yield as much time as he may consume to the chairman of the full committee, the gentleman from kentucky, mr. rogers. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rogers: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. chairman, i rise today in support of the 2015 military construction and veterans affairs appropriations bill. i'm very happy to be on the floor with this bill today, mr. chairman, both because it kicks off the 2015 appropriations cycle at a very early date. in fact, we know that this is the earliest in the year that our committee has presented a bill to the floor at least since 1974, the date of the budget -- present budget act and perhaps even more so beyond that. we just don't have the records for that. so nevertheless, it's a very early date, and because it does the important work of providing funding for our military, infrastructure and for the care of our veterans. this bill provides $7 is.5 $71.5 billion to meet those needs. it provides $6.5 billion for military construction projects, family housing, medical units, education, training facilities. this will help make -- make s
chairman, i yield as much time as he may consume to the chairman of the full committee, the gentleman from kentucky, mr. rogers. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rogers: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. chairman, i rise today in support of the 2015 military construction and veterans affairs appropriations bill. i'm very happy to be on the floor with this bill today, mr. chairman, both because it kicks off the 2015 appropriations cycle at a very early date. in fact, we know...